With the support of well-wishers, weavers in Sagaing who lost everything in regime arson attacks hope to rise from the ashes.
Rohingya sceptical of Myanmar refugee return offer
Rohingya refugees said Wednesday they doubted Myanmar was offering a genuine return to their homeland, as a spokesman for the country’s military junta said it would begin welcoming back members of the …
Russian Legal Chief Meets Myanmar Junta Chief
Russia’s Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov has signed a deal to deepen legal cooperation between the two international pariahs.
Myanmar Junta Torches Over 130 Tanintharyi Houses
By The Irrawaddy 23 March 2023 Junta troops torched two villages in Launglon Township, Tanintharyi Region in southern Myanmar on Tuesday, and shot dead a villager who tried to put out a fire, according to residents.
Myanmar visit to Bangladesh’s Rohingya camps leaves doubts, fears
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — A weeklong visit by a delegation from Myanmar to Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camps ended Wednesday with verification and registration of a few hundred people, inconclusive …
US to announce more sanctions against Myanmar junta – State Department official
The United States will announce further sanctions against entities inside Myanmar in the coming days, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday.
China ‘Increasingly Concerned’ About Instability in Post-Coup Myanmar: US Expert
In the first part of an interview, Asia security expert Jason Tower discusses China’s evolving relationship with the Myanmar junta and northern ethnic armies.
33 Myanmar Political Parties, Mostly With Military Links, Register With Junta
Thirty-three parties, mostly with military links, have registered with the junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC). Under January’s junta-drafted Political Parties Registration Law ahead of the regime’s planned election,
Rohingya Sceptical Of Myanmar Refugee Return Overture
Rohingya refugees said they doubted Myanmar was offering a genuine return to their homeland, after Wednesday’s conclusion of an official visit to Bangladesh ostensibly aimed at jumpstarting a stalled repatriation agreement. A delegation of 17 officials …
Myanmar expects to export over 2.1 million tonnes of rice in coming fiscal year
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar expects to export more than 2 million tonnes of rice in the coming 2023-24 fiscal year, U Ye Min Aung, president of Myanmar Rice Federation (MRF), told Xinhua on Tuesday (March 21). Myanmar exported over 1.28 million tonnes of rice …